Victory for Hire: Private Security Companies' Impact on Military Effectiveness

by Molly Dunigan

Book Overview

At peak utilization, private security contractors (PSCs) constituted a larger occupying force in Iraq and Afghanistan than did U.S. troops. Yet, no book has so far assessed the impact of private security companies on military effectiveness. Filling that gap, Molly Dunigan reveals how the increasing tendency to outsource missions to PSCs has significant ramifications for both tactical and long-term strategic military effectiveness--and for the likelihood...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804774595
• ISBN13: 9780804774598
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Stanford Security Studies
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"